N. D. Hill Building 1858. Port Townsend Historic District Vivid BW
by Connie Fox
Title
N. D. Hill Building 1858. Port Townsend Historic District Vivid BW
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Bw Photo
Description
Frontal corner view of the 19th century N. D. Hill building, c. 1868, in Port Townsend, Washington. This vintage building, rendered in vivid black-and-white, is located in the Port Townsend Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, making it a U.S. National Historic Landmark District.
Port Townsend is located in Jefferson County, at the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula on the north shore of Washington. The population of Port Townsend is approximately nine thousand. Its area is about nine square miles, some of which is water.
In addition to its natural scenery, Port Townsend is known for the many Victorian buildings remaining from its late 19th-century heyday. By the late 19th century, Port Townsend was a well-known seaport, very active and banking on the future. Many homes and buildings were built during that time, with most of the architecture ornate Victorian.
With the other Puget Sound ports growing in size, Port Townsend saw a rapid decline in population when the Northern Pacific Railroad failed to connect the city to the eastern Puget Sound city of Tacoma, near Seattle. By the late 1890s, the boom was over. Without the railroad to spur economic growth, the town shrank and investors looked elsewhere to make a good return. Since the 1970s new residents, including many retirees, have moved to town. The waterfront retail district has restaurants, services, and tourist destinations. (From various sources, including Wikipedia.)
Copyright 2012-13 Connie Steitz Fox. All Rights Reserved. Shot with a Canon A630, super-fine resolution, hand-held, with available light. Converted to vivid black-and-white in PS Elements, in keeping with the era in which it was built. Image signed by the artist. Black-and-white sepia and color versions are also available.
Featured in Today's Best Art and Beauty Captured, November 2013. My thanks!
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November 27th, 2013
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more .
Frank J Casella
Great photograph and composition, Connie, love the balance of highlights and shadows as well.
Jeff Burgess
Thank you for your wonderful submission to the Pacific Northwest Artists (PNA) group. Your artistic creation has been featured on the home page. This art represents the best of us so a well-deserved “congratulations”. For permanence and additional exposure, please place your art piece in the “Discussion” section titled: featured in 2022.